Health

Health care coverage

Currently in the United States, health insurance is the best way to ensure
access to health care. According to the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and
the Uninsured, uninsured individuals are less likely to receive preventive
care or care for routine medical conditions and injuries. Lack of preventive
health care and lack of treatment for medical conditions can lead to more
serious illnesses and health problems. This, in turn, can result in preventable
hospitalizations and deaths. Furthermore, the lack of health care coverage
affects everyone in a community. Those without health insurance feel the direct
physical, mental, and financial effects of not having healthcare coverage,
while the insured are affected indirectly through higher health care premiums
and higher taxes.